Transportation
October 26, 2015
Rep. Quigley took his “Mike on the Move” transportation initiative to Bensenville, Illinois with Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Acting Administrator Sarah Feinberg to tour a rail congestion mitigation project.
Issues:
Appropriations
October 21, 2015
Reps. Quigley, Newhouse, Lipinski and rail industry urged Congress to act immediately to extend the upcoming deadline for implementing positive train control (PTC) safety technology and prevent a shutdown of the nation’s passenger and freight rail system.
Issues:
Appropriations
October 5, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley went “undercover” as a corn farmer on Steve Ruh’s farm in Sugar Grove, Illinois.
Issues:
Appropriations
September 30, 2015
Reps. Mike Quigley and Newhouse released the a statement applauding Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders’ introduction of H.R. 3651, Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015.
Issues:
Appropriations
September 30, 2015
Rep. Quigley, Senator Durbin and Reps. Duckworth, Foster, Lipinski, and Schakowsky announced that a Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General (IG) investigation concluded that the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) contingency plans and security protocols were insufficient at Chicago air traffic control facilities at the time of a September 26, 2014 fire at the Aurora facility.
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September 29, 2015
Reps. Quigley and Newhouse led a bipartisan letter to House leadership urging Congress to extend the upcoming deadline for implementing Positive Train Control (PTC) safety technology and prevent a shutdown of the nation’s passenger and freight rail system.
Issues:
Appropriations
September 11, 2015
Reps. Quigley and Schakowsky, along with Senator Durbin and Mayor Emmanuel announce CTA funding through the Federal Transit Authority (FTA)’s Transit-Oriented Development Pilot Planning Program.
Issues:
Appropriations
September 4, 2015
Rep. Quigley saw firsthand Metra’s work to implement Positive Train Control (PTC) safety technology on its rail system and discussed the December 31st congressionally mandated deadline.
Issues:
Appropriations
August 22, 2015
Rep. Quigley spoke with WXRT's Mary Dixon on his fall legislative agenda.
August 13, 2015
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) took his “Mike on the Move” transportation initiative back to Chicago’s trails, exploring the 2.7 miles of the 606 Trail along the Bloomingdale Rail Line.
Issues:
Energy / Environment